Mesophyllum patena (Hooker f. & Harvey) R.W.Ricker 1987
Current name:
Synarthrophyton patena (Hooker f. & Harvey) R.A.Townsend
Olifantsbos, Cape Peninsula, South AfricaM.D. Guiry
Publication Details
Mesophyllum patena (Hooker f. & Harvey) R.W.Ricker 1987: 173
Published in: Ricker, R.W. (1987). Taxonomy and biogeography of Macquarie Island seaweeds. pp. [i]-vi, [2], 1-344. London: British Museum (Natural History).
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Mesophyllum is Mesophyllum lichenoides (J.Ellis) Me.Lemoine.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Synarthrophyton patena (Hooker f. & Harvey) R.A.Townsend.
Source of Synonymy
Townsend, R.A. (1979). Synarthrophyton, a new genus of Corallinaceae (Cryptonemiales, Rhodophyta) from the southern hemisphere. Journal of Phycology 15: 251-259, 18 figs, 1 table.
Basionym
Melobesia patena Hooker f. & Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: Te Unuunu (near Castlepoint), east coast of North Island, New Zealand; (Womersley 1996: 209) Lectotype (Harvey 1849: pl. 40; designated by Athanasiadis 2019): Colenso no. 1331; TCD; (Athanasiadis 2018: 308) Notes: Designated by Chapman & Parkinson (1974, pl. 72). The type locality in included in the collecting notes of Colenso as "1330. Sea-green alga, with Lithophyta, (beautiful sp.) from Te Unuunu, nr Castlepoint, E.Coast 1331. Red alga, from ditto: (splendid specimen)" Te Unuunu is a coastal mountain south of Castlepoint; the nearest point on the coast is also known as either Te Unuunu or Flat Point (W. Nelson & A. Athansiadis, pers. comm.) on Ballia (INA). Hughey et al. (2022: 84) designate the Colenso No.1331 specimen (BM001043934) as the epitype of Melobesia patena that supports the lectotype ... designated by Athanasiadis (2019). Lectotype: Harvey's (1849: pl. 40) original illustration designated by Athansiadis (2019) and reproduced in fig. 32. Epitype: North Island, New Zealand.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 October 2021
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
